Classic glass, digital camera

[Sanders McNew]

If you've found a happy compromise between old RF lenses
and new digital cameras, post samples here, please.

After a couple of years away from real photography, I made
a new year's resolution this time to really figure out digital
photography, and to find a way to put my old LTM lenses to
work on a digital body. So I bought a Sony a7ii and an LTM
adaptor -- here's my first photo from it, that I shot through
a Tokyo Nikkor-s.c 50/1.4 lens @ f/2:


Charlie's new haircut. by sandersnyc, on Flickr

I was impressed by how easy it was to shoot the Sony with
the Nikkor. The photo has minor levels adjustments and is
cropped to a square (I'm still seeing in squares after a lifetime
of Rolleiflexes) but otherwise is as it came out of the camera.

I'm curious to see what older lenses excel on digital bodies.
I have a number of other LTM lenses to try out, but it would
be interesting to see how others have put their old lenses to
work in digital media.

 

[kuuan]

congrats for rediscovering your lenses on digital. These mirrorless cameras are well equipped for focusing and have amazing sensors.

Many people do nothing else but using old lenses on modern digital bodies, I do and still found room in this forum, many other do too. Of course there are the subforums of the digital Leicas which are shot with manual lenses, there also is a subforum for non rangefinder cameras like Fuji X, Sony E, Ricoh GXR M, m4/3rd cameras, a big number of photos shown there will be taken with 'classic' lenses.

 

[helen.HH]

Lovely shot... Classic Glass, Subtleties in the Resolution make it a Winner

 

[thompsonks]

Welcome back! If you remain devoted to squares you can use just about any classic lens on the Sony. Some lenses will blur /smear/ discolor in the corners on the full frame, but not when cropped to squares.

The tones and bokeh in Charlie's portrait might have convinced me you were still using a Rollei.

Kirk

 

[Sanders McNew]

Welcome back! If you remain devoted to squares you can use just about any classic lens on the Sony. Some lenses will blur /smear/ discolor in the corners on the full frame, but not when cropped to squares.

The tones and bokeh in Charlie's portrait might have convinced me you were still using a Rollei.

Kirk

I was really happy with this photo -- it had a lot of the qualities that
I associate with my Rolleiflex stuff. I didn't expect that.

The trick now of course is to find lenses that will blur/smear/discolor
in the center of the frame. 🙂